Great points. > to try to avoid excessive stress and general periods of unhappiness This of course easier said than done, but that has been my experience as w

Great points. > to try to avoid excessive stress and general periods of unhappiness This of course easier said than done, but that has been my experience as well. Trying to lose fat, even in small amounts, was just a lost cause when everything else in my daily life is just stress upon stress, no time to cook, and the body always in emergency mode. And it made me really pissed at the "just meditate" or "just eat less and exercise more" crowd...it must work for some, but that's no magical advice. Losing a measly 5% of fat only happened after rethinking my life, changing job, and basically our daily life as a whole family.